. >>> the international olympic committee wants lance armstrong's medal back. in a letter sent last night, the ioc has asked the cyclist to return the bronze medal he won in the 2000 sydney games because of his involvement in doping. armstrong was stripped of all seven of his tour de france titles last month. >>> how about good news. the bay area's housing market is suddenly red-hot with a median house price jumping a big 32% since last year. prices haven't risen that fast since the eighties. the bay area has been one of the nation's strongest housing markets and one of the fastest to recover from the crash. last month's sales count was the highest for any december since 2006. >>> republican state lawmakers are proposing a tuition freeze for california state university and university of california students. the freeze would last for at least seven years, while proposition 30 remains in effect. voters ainvolved the tax measure in november. some of the prop 30 revenues earmarked for higher education, but now the csu and uc boards could still raise student fees. >